diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
index 3a716d7..85e34c8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/sysvinit-${PV}"
 
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 
-do_configure() {
+do_unpack_append() {
+	bb.build.exec_func('do_copy_lic', d)
+}
+
+do_copy_lic () {
 	cp ${WORKDIR}/COPYING ${S}/
 }